By the Numbers: UFC 162

It was a night mixed martial arts fans won’t soon forget. Anderson
Silva, winner of 17 straight fights, with 10 consecutive title
defenses in the Octagon to his credit, finally looked mortal, and
it was Chris
Weidman, a hungry young challenger from New York, who
accomplished the feat. The Brazilian champion taunted Weidman early
and often at UFC
162, but his disregard for the Serra-Longo Fight Team product’s
skills cost him dearly in the second round.

It was there that Weidman caught Silva with a left hook and
follow-up strikes on the ground 1:18 into the frame to become the
UFC’s sixth middleweight king. While Silva has been promised an
immediate rematch if he so desires, it is currently unclear if “The
Spider” is interested in pursuing championship gold once again.
Before speculation about the futures of Silva and Weidman reaches a
fever pitch, let us take one more look back. Here is a
by-the-numbers look at UFC 162, with statistics courtesy of
FightMetric.com.

5: Significant strikes landed by Weidman in the
second round, when he finished a clowning Silva 1:18 into the
period.

26: Total strikes landed by Weidman overall. The
Serra-Longo Fight Team member outlanded Silva 21 to 15 in the
opening frame, when he also landed the bout’s only takedown. In the
second period, both men landed five strikes apiece.

.590: Significant striking accuracy by Cub Swanson
during the third round of his technical knockout victory over
Dennis
Siver. Swanson landed 23 of 39 significant strikes during the
decisive frame. Siver, meanwhile, landed just four of 33
significant strikes, a 12 percent clip.

.322: Significant striking accuracy for Swanson in
the first two rounds, when he landed 20 of 62 attempts.

1,780: Total strikes landed by Chris Leben
in his UFC career. “The Crippler” landed 127 total strikes in a
split-decision loss to Andrew
Craig on Saturday night, passing B.J. Penn to move
into third place on the UFC’s all-time list for total strikes
landed.

34: Significant strikes by which Craig outlanded
Leben. The Texan took over the bout in rounds two and three,
outlanding “The Crippler” 49 to 17 in the final 10 minutes. Craig
also defended all seven of Leben’s takedown attempts.

10: Wins by knockout, technical knockout or
submission for Gabriel
Gonzaga. Only Frank Mir --
with 11 such triumphs -- has more among UFC heavyweights.

30: Significant strikes by which Barboza outlanded
Oliveira. 23 of the 49 significant strikes landed by Barboza were
leg kicks.

7: Knockouts that have occurred at the 4:59 mark
of round one in the UFC after Brian
Melancon’s stoppage of Seth
Baczynski. Although Yves Lavigne didn’t appear to halt the bout
until after the first round’s conclusion, the official time of
Melancon’s victory was 4:59.